Along the plane
Flatways means with the flat side down or forward, rather than an edge: She laid the board flatways across the sawhorses.
The word is interchangeable with flatwise, though both are uncommon.
It typically describes how an object is positioned or oriented when its broadest surface faces a particular direction.
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Along the plane
Flatways means with the flat side down or forward, rather than an edge: She laid the board flatways across the sawhorses.
The word is interchangeable with flatwise, though both are uncommon.
It typically describes how an object is positioned or oriented when its broadest surface faces a particular direction.
1. orientation — horizontal, Parallel to the horizon; level (Horizontal or uniform position); sideways (Toward one side); lengthwise (Along the longer dimension); edgewise · broadside · prone · supine · prostrate · recumbent · parallel · flush · aligned · abreast
ORIENTATION/POSITIONINGflatways ≠ edgewise With side foremost; edgeways · on edge · sideways · endwise · on end
flat, ways, flatten, flatter, flats, flattery, flatness, flattened, flatly
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/flatways